While Apple’s iOS might have its closed ecosystem to boast about, Android is the most popular mobile operating system across the globe. It holds a massive over 80 percent market share, although highly fragmented, and Google currently reaps the perks of its widespread success. But, did you know that Samsung once had the chance to invest in Android? Yeah, no kidding.
Samsung did not see any potential in Android and chose not to invest in Rubin’s mobile operating system, which was luckily picked up by Google just a couple weeks after. The popular search giant was looking for some way to enter the competitive mobile market. Thus, they acquired Android Inc in a whopping $50 million deal, with Rubin, Miner, and White joining the team to complete work on the project.
